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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

How To Backup iPhone to Cloud in Simple Easy Steps

Your iPhone is no less than your digital diary in the contemporary, “smart” internet-driven era. From your chats, messages, iPhone apps, photos to contact list and downloaded business files - you have everything on this hand-held Apple wonder.

Now, despite your security measures, your iPhone is never 100% immune to hack, theft or damage. Just imagine how disastrous it would be if your confidential chats and messages get into the hands of a phone thief.

The phone software may also suffer a crash. Thus, it’s essential that you get a sound cloud backup for your phone so that all the documents and data gets stored on the independently on the internet. But, how to backup iPhone to cloud?

Let's understand that in detail.

Apple’s iCloud

Well, Apple has developed its cloud computing system called iCloud, which was launched in 2011. Thus, when we are talking about cloud backup for your iPhone, we mean backup to iCloud.

Apple’s iCloud allows easy data synchronization and storage across all Apple devices. And iCloud is an embedded feature with every iPhone. Thus, you can set the backup for your phone by turning the feature in one tap.

How To Backup iPhone To Cloud?

There are two ways to back up your phone to iCloud:

Manually

Automatically

We will discuss both below.

Manual: iPhone Backup To Cloud

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to Wi-Fi network

Step 2: Click on Settings, enter your name, followed by a tap on iCloud. In case, your phone runs on iOS 10.2/ a previous version, click on Settings and scroll down. You will find iCloud below. Tap on it to turn it on.

Step 3: Next, tap on “Back Up Now.” Do not disconnect the internet support until the process is finished.

You will be able to keep track on the progress of your iPhone iCloud backup. After the backup gets complete, confirm it and set the date & time for future reference. To do that, click on Settings, type your name, click on iCloud and then on iCloud Backup. You will reach to “Back Up Now” again. Then, fill up the time and date boxes, and you are done.

Automatic: iPhone Backup To Cloud Automatically

We will proceed with the knowledge that the iCloud Backup feature on your phone is already turned on.

Step 1: Connect iPhone to some power source

Step 2: Connect the phone to your Wi-Fi network

Step 3: Make sure the device screen has been locked

Step 4: Make sure you have sufficient space in your iCloud for backup.

Step 6: Do you want to check the backup? Well, go to Settings, followed by iCloud, then Storage. The Storage field carries an option called “Manage storage.” Click on it and then choose your device (iPhone in this case). You will be able to check the latest backup.

What Will Your iCloud Backup (For iPhone) Include?

App data

Device settings

Call history

Home screen & app organization

HomeKit configuration

SMS, iMessage as well as MMS messages

Videos and photos

Ringtone

Purchase history (Apple services) of online shopping you have done from iPhone

Visual Voicemail security password

iCloud Upgrade For More Storage

Remember that Apple offers 5GB of free storage with iCloud. Your iPhone contains more GB of data and 5GB won’t be enough here. For more storage on iCloud, you have to upgrade your account and pay a monthly fee.

There are packages to choose as per your storage needs and budget. It will cost you $0.99/ month for 50 GB and $2.99 a month for say 200 GB. If you want a larger storage capacity, like 1 TB- it will come to around $9.99 a month.

iCloud Data Security And Privacy

iCloud assures robust protection for your phone data backup with its industry-leading security technologies. The system will encrypt your data when they are in transit, and the entire thing will be stored in encrypted format only. Secured tokens will be deployed for authentication, and you can be assured of complete data security on iCloud.

In regards to sensitive and extremely confidential information, Apple counts on end-to-end encryption. It implies that the encrypted data can be accessed by the user only and nobody else. Besides, the data can be accessed only on Apple devices, provided that you are signed in to iCloud. Apple too is denied the access to your end-to-end encrypted data.

So, what kind of data will fall under end-to-end encryption? These include:

Health data

Home data

All saved accounts & passwords that form the iCloud Keychain

Payment data

Information about Wi-Fi network

Siri information

2-Factor Authentication

When it comes to accessing data secured by end-to-end encryption, you have to pass the 2-factor authentication exam for Apple ID. The advanced authentication procedure comprises of two things: 6-digit verification number and your password. When you want to access the data from another device, you have to turn on the 2-factor authentication feature for Apple ID.

Advantages Of iCloud Backup

We will wind up the article with a few points on the benefits of backing up your iPhone to iCloud.

1. Simple and easy

It’s a breeze to use iCloud for backing up your iPhone data. You won’t need any advanced tech skill here, and your basic computing knowledge will be enough. It just takes a few numbers of clicks to complete the whole process.

2. It’s free

As mentioned earlier, Apple offers you 5GB iCloud storage absolutely free of cost. This way, you can start at no cost and then gradually scale up the storage limit as your budget permits.

3. No messy cable for backup

This is one of the most critical advantages of getting your phone back up to iCloud. There is no need for those messy cables or computer to conduct the whole process. You will only need to plug into your Wi-Fi connection to kick start and complete the backup process.